Xiangjiaba Dam
Dam in Yunnan
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The Xiangjiaba Dam (simplified Chinese: 向家坝; traditional Chinese: 向家壩; pinyin: Xiàngjiābà) is a large gravity dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province in southwest China. The facility has eleven Francis turbines, four with a capacity of 812 MW and four rated at 800 MW and three with 450 MW, totalling an installed capacity of 7,798 MW.[2] Xiangjiaba Dam is China's fourth-biggest hydropower station following Three Gorges Dam, Baihetan Dam and Xiluodu Dam. Construction started on November 26, 2006, and its first generator was commissioned in October 2012.[3] The last generator was commissioned on July 9, 2014.[4]
| Xiangjiaba Dam | |
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  Xiangjiaba Dam Location of Xiangjiaba Dam in China | |
| Official name | 向家坝 |
| Location | Yunnan |
| Coordinates | 28°38′48″N 104°23′33″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | November 26, 2006 |
| Opening date | 2012 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Jinsha River |
| Height | 161 metres (528 ft) |
| Length | 909 metres (2,982 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 5,163,000,000 m3 (4,185,712 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 458,800 km2 (177,144 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 95.6 km2 (37 sq mi)[1] |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | China Yangtze Power |
| Commission date | 2012-2014 |
| Turbines | 4 × 812 MW, 4 × 800 MW, 3 x 450 MWMW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 7,798 MW |
| Annual generation | 30.7 TWh (2015) |
The output of the generating station is connected to an ±800 kV HVDC link, the Xiangjiaba–Shanghai HVDC system, which transmits the power to Shanghai.
